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GRS manufactures bench products and tools that are of the finest quality. If you work with stone setting and engraving then you should definitely consider investing in GRS tools and equipment. GRS strongly believes that their tools will enable you to work more productively with less fatigue than conventional tools. Their tools have superior control and excellent craftsmanship which will help you to excel at precision work. They offer inside ring holders, benchmate setter's package, mounting plates, and even a GRS diamond power hone! GRS tools will help you to become more productive and ease your work.

 

GRS tools are without a doubt a great investment. GRS has the tools to help you if you feel your work bench is lacking in tools that help with your stone setting, jewelry repair, or for any reason. Their MicroBlock ball vise reduces eye strain and is not as imposing as a larger vise. It has a low glare treatment and a self-centering jaw system. The MicroBlock also features adjustable internal brake system which allows you to choose the amount of rotational resistance.

 

GRS also has a wonderful line of patented Benchmate accessories which are a great assistance with those projects that require nimble fingers. Benchmate is a powerful holding system. It stabilizes stone settings, speeds up soldering, and makes jewelry repair simpler in every way. BenchMate reduces the hand force needed to set stones in rings and other jewelry by allowing you to set more stones per day and do a more quality job with less strain. Their unique design keeps work centered in front of your bench at the height you choose so that you maintain good posture throughout the day. BenchMate products include a basic holder, the BenchMate deluxe which includes the basic holder, a shellac pad, solder fingers, a third-hand attachment, bench pin kit, and fixed mounting plate and hardware. Other BenchMate accessories include: setter's package, third hands for BenchMate, inside ring holder, metal former, engraving blocks, and a 30 piece attachment set for engraving blocks. If you're in the market for helpful workbench supplies and accessories, GRS has exactly what you're looking for.

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fly tying supplies?

i am looking to start tying and am wondering what things to buy besides the obvious tools and vise which i am going to get together in a kit. i will be mostly tying dry flies and some nymphs. anything for freshwater trout.

Thread, silk was my first thread, kevlar used for big flies.

Head cement, Dave's Flexament is pretty good. I use fingernail polish for larger flies and thinned fingernail polish for small flies now.

Some grizzly hackle or some color hackle for mayfly dry flies. has to be dry fly quality. At least silver quality

Wet fly hackle (much cheaper than dry) for woolly buggers, etc. I like any color grizzly because of the stripes

a piece of elk hair on skin, or deer hair. I like a medium to light brown if I only had one color. I have white through olive to black myself.

Dry fly dubbing. gray or tan maybe if not a whole assortment

Nymph dubbing, a friend uses his cat's hair, some buy a rabbit mask, you can get wet fly dubbing. Lots of room for experimentation

For poppers I use a wakky noodle or tube that you can get at a Dollar Store for a dollar. Orange first, red second. Should last a lifetime. Poppers are tougher with Flexament

Some glass beads of assorted colors from Michael's craft store or any craft store for beadhead nymphs.

Good scissors.

Tweezers or thumb forceps

hackle pliers are real nice to have

Vise

thread bobbin

you can buy a whip finisher or use your hands

hairstacker for elk hair caddis which is a dynamite fly

spool of lead wire to weight nymphs or equivalent. My friend uses old champagne lead, but I think that is going extinct in fishing and the wine industry. Yellowstone doesn't allow any lead on the fly to show you the way things are going. Consider tungsten beads.

bobbin threader is nice, but you can get by without it. I didn't know what it was for 2 years even though it was in my original kit.

Mirabou feathers for leaches. Black most popular, I like brown

I tried to be complete. Get hooks and you are all set. Maybe you don't need a kit, but often they give you a good deal.

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